| 1958 Kansas City Athletics | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Owners | Arnold Johnson |
| General managers | George Selkirk |
| Managers | Harry Craft |
| Radio | KMBC (Merle Harmon, Ed Edwards) |
The1958Kansas City Athletics season was the team's fourth inKansas City and the 58th in theAmerican League. The season involved the A's finishing seventh in theAmerican League with a record of 73 wins and 81 losses, 19 games behind theWorld ChampionNew York Yankees.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 44–33 | 48–29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 10 | 47–30 | 35–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 79 | 75 | .513 | 13 | 49–28 | 30–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 76 | .503 | 14½ | 42–34 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15 | 43–34 | 34–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 79 | .484 | 17½ | 46–31 | 28–48 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 81 | .474 | 19 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 93 | .396 | 31 | 33–44 | 28–49 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 10–12 | 9–13–1 | 10–11 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 15–7 | |||||
| Boston | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 16–6 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11–10 | 10–12 | 10–12 | — | 14–8 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 15–7 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
| Kansas City | 10–12 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — | 9–13 | 12–10–2 | |||||
| New York | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 7–15 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 10–12–2 | 10–12 | — | |||||
| 1958 Kansas City Athletics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Harry Chiti | 103 | 295 | 79 | .268 | 9 | 44 |
| 1B | Vic Power | 52 | 205 | 62 | .302 | 4 | 27 |
| 2B | Héctor López | 151 | 564 | 147 | .261 | 17 | 73 |
| SS | Joe DeMaestri | 139 | 442 | 97 | .219 | 6 | 38 |
| 3B | Hal W. Smith | 99 | 315 | 86 | .273 | 5 | 46 |
| LF | Bob Cerv | 141 | 515 | 157 | .305 | 38 | 104 |
| CF | Bill Tuttle | 148 | 511 | 118 | .231 | 11 | 51 |
| RF | Roger Maris | 99 | 401 | 99 | .247 | 19 | 53 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Ward | 81 | 268 | 68 | .254 | 6 | 24 |
| Mike Baxes | 73 | 231 | 49 | .212 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Martyn | 95 | 226 | 59 | .261 | 2 | 23 |
| Harry Simpson | 78 | 212 | 56 | .264 | 7 | 27 |
| Frank House | 76 | 202 | 51 | .252 | 4 | 24 |
| Chico Carrasquel | 59 | 160 | 34 | .213 | 2 | 13 |
| Woodie Held | 47 | 131 | 28 | .214 | 4 | 16 |
| Whitey Herzog | 88 | 96 | 23 | .240 | 0 | 9 |
| Billy Hunter | 22 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 2 | 11 |
| Kent Hadley | 3 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Klimchock | 2 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Melton | 9 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Small | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Graff | 5 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Terry | 40 | 216.2 | 11 | 13 | 4.24 | 134 |
| Ned Garver | 31 | 201.0 | 12 | 11 | 4.03 | 72 |
| Jack Urban | 30 | 132.0 | 8 | 11 | 5.93 | 54 |
| Alex Kellner | 7 | 33.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.88 | 22 |
| John Tsitouris | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA =Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Herbert | 42 | 175.0 | 8 | 8 | 3.50 | 108 |
| Bob Grim | 26 | 113.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.56 | 54 |
| Murry Dickson | 27 | 99.0 | 9 | 5 | 3.27 | 46 |
| Bud Daley | 26 | 70.2 | 3 | 2 | 3.31 | 39 |
| Duke Maas | 10 | 55.1 | 4 | 5 | 3.90 | 19 |
| Bob Davis | 8 | 31.0 | 0 | 4 | 7.84 | 22 |
| Wally Burnette | 12 | 28.1 | 1 | 1 | 3.49 | 11 |
| Howie Reed | 3 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.87 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gorman | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3.51 | 44 |
| Dick Tomanek | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3.61 | 50 |
| Walt Craddock | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.89 | 22 |
| Virgil Trucks | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.05 | 15 |
| Glenn Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 1 |
| Ken Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
| Carl Duser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Rochester franchise moved to Winona, June 29, 1958[8]